落草
luò​cǎo

to become an outlaw

  • created sense approved 落草 · luò​cǎo · to become an outlaw — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    落草

    luò​cǎo

    to become an outlaw

    To flee into the wilderness or mountains to become a bandit or rebel bandit; used in classical literature to describe outlaws joining a band of thieves.

    落, 草

    落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · wilderness

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  • created sense approved 落草 · luò​cǎo · to be born — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    luò​cǎo

    to be born

    (dialect) To be born; refers to the old custom of placing a newborn baby on a bed of straw or grass.

    lào​cǎo

    落, 草

    落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to obtain 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass

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  • created sense approved 落草 · luò​cǎo · to decline — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    luò​cǎo

    to decline

    To decline, decay, or fall into ruin

    落, 草

    落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass

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  • created sense approved 落草 · luò​cǎo · to be careless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    luò​cǎo

    to be careless

    To be careless, casual, or superficial in one's work or thinking

    落 (literal) → 落 · luò · to fall 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · careless

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